Middle Housing Update

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Welcome to the Ruston Planning Commission’s page for the Middle Housing Update.  Over the next several months we’ll be learning about, and considering how to integrate, middle housing into Ruston.  In order to help familiarize you with middle housing, we’ve gathered a handful of articles and videos included in the links below.

Announcements:

The City of Ruston will hold a public meeting before the City Council on June 3rd, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., regarding Ordinance 1591 – Middle Housing Update.

The public meeting will be held at the Mary Joyce Community Center located at 5219 North Shirley Street, Ruston, WA 98407. All members of the public may provide testimony during the public comment period, or you may submit written comments. Additional information can be found on the City of Ruston website at: www.rustonwa.org/middle-housing-update

Public comments or questions may be submitted in writing to Mario Ortega, City Clerk by e-mail at townclerk@rustonwa.org, or by mail at 5219 North Shirley, Ruston, WA 98407. Verbal testimony will be accepted at the public meeting.

Resources

ORD 1591- Middle Housing and Subdivision Update 5-21-2025

Ruston CC Agenda Report 6.3.25_Middle Housing Ordinance

Exhibit 1 – Middle Housing Update Deadlines by Year

Exhibit 2 – Notice of CC 6.3.25 Public Hearing – Ord 1591

Exhibit 3 – 2025-05-09 SEPA Determination – ORD 1591

Exhibit 4_Ruston-Middle Housing Examples

Exhibit 5 – Unit Lot_Zero Lot Line Graphics

Articles/Documents:

Discovering and Developing Middle Housing
12 Barriers to Missing Middle Housing
MRSC Article on Middle Housing

Ruston Middle Housing Staff Report

Ruston Middle Housing Staff Report Attachments

Ruston Report On Housing Equity

Videos:

An Introduction to Missing Middle Housing
How to Implement Missing Middle Housing
How Missing Middle Can Be Applied Universally

Meeting Dates:

May 7, 2025

April 2, 2025

March 5, 2025

February, 5, 2025

Jan 8, 2025

May 7, 2024

June 7, 2023

May 3, 2023

April 18, 2023

March 29, 2023

February 8, 2023

November 2, 2022

October 12, 2022

 

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